Association of Violence Against Female Sex Workers Who Use Drugs With Nonfatal Drug Overdose in Kazakhstan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Female sex workers (FSWs) who use drugs face increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) and nonpartner violence (NPV). The association between violence and drug overdose is unknown.

Objective

To examine the association between IPV, NPV, and nonfatal drug overdose among FSWs who use drugs in Kazakhstan.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included 400 adult FSWs in Kazakhstan who reported illicit drug use in the past year, exchanged sex for money or drugs, and reported having unprotected sex in the past 90 days. Baseline data were collected from February 2015 to May 2017 from Project Nova, an HIV prevention study among FSWs who use drugs in Kazakhstan. Data analysis was conducted from April 2019 to March 2020.

Exposures

SUBMITTER: El-Bassel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7550967 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature